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Cardinals 6 @ Astros 3
Astrodome
August 27, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 27, 1973 at Astrodome. The home team Astros were bested by the visiting Cardinals with a score of 6 to 3.

Game Summary

DateAugust 27, 1973 
Visiting Team
St. Louis Cardinals
R: 6 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 6
Hits: 10
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Houston Astros
R: 3 H: 16 E: 0 LOB: 13
Runs: 3
Hits: 16
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 13
Winning Pitcher—Tom Murphy  
Losing Pitcher—Jim Ray  
Save—Rich Folkers  
Game Winning RBI—Ken Reitz 

Game Info

DateAugust 27, 1973 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / NightN 
Visiting TeamSt. Louis Cardinals 
Home TeamHouston Astros 
Visiting Starting PitcherMike Nagy  
Home Starting PitcherTom Griffin  
BallparkAstrodome 
CityHouston 
StateTX 
Attendance8,036 
Time of Game3 hours 54 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Nick Colosi
1B: John McSherry
2B: Ed Sudol
3B: Chris Pelekoudas

St. Louis Cardinals Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lou Brock  Left Fielder 
Ted Sizemore  Second Baseman 
Joe Torre  Third Baseman 
Ted Simmons  Catcher 
Jose Cruz  Right Fielder 
Bake McBride  Center Fielder 
Tim McCarver  First Baseman 
Mike Tyson  Shortstop 
Mike Nagy  Pitcher 
Red Schoendienst  Manager 

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bob Gallagher  Left Fielder 
Roger Metzger  Shortstop 
Cesar Cedeno  Center Fielder 
Bob Watson  First Baseman 
Doug Rader  Third Baseman 
Jim Wynn  Right Fielder 
Johnny Edwards  Catcher 
Tommy Helms  Second Baseman 
Tom Griffin  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

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Cardinals 6 @ Astros 3
Astrodome
August 27, 1973

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         Game of 8/27/1973 -- St.Louis at Houston (N)

  St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI    Houston            AB  R  H RBI
Brock L, lf           7  1  2  1   Gallagher B, lf       7  0  3  0   
Sizemore T, 2b        6  1  2  1   Metzger R, ss         7  1  3  0   
Torre J, 3b-1b        5  0  0  0   Cedeno C, cf          5  0  2  0   
Simmons T, c          6  1  2  1   Watson B, 1b          5  1  1  0   
Cruz J, rf            6  0  2  1   Rader D, 3b           6  1  2  2   
McBride B, cf         2  0  0  0   Wynn J, rf            5  0  2  0   
Agee T, ph-cf         3  1  0  0   Edwards J, c          4  0  0  0   
McCarver T, 1b        4  0  1  0   Jutze S, ph-c         2  0  0  0   
Hrabosky A, p         0  0  0  0   Helms T, 2b           6  0  3  1   
Murphy T, p           1  0  0  0   Griffin T, p          2  0  0  0   
Heintzelman T, ph     0  1  0  0   May L, ph             1  0  0  0   
Folkers R, p          0  0  0  0   Pizarro J, p          0  0  0  0   
Tyson M, ss           3  0  0  0   Forsch K, p           0  0  0  0   
Carbo B, ph           1  0  0  0   Stewart J, ph         1  0  0  0   
Kelleher M, ss        1  1  0  0   Ray J, p              1  0  0  0   
Nagy M, p             2  0  0  0   Crawford J, p         0  0  0  0   
Segui D, p            0  0  0  0   Upshaw C, p           0  0  0  0   
Melendez L, ph        1  0  0  0   Campbell D, ph        1  0  0  0   
Pena O, p             0  0  0  0                                      
Reitz K, 3b           3  0  1  2                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     51  6 10  6                        53  3 16  3

St.Louis         010 100 010 000 03 --  6
Houston          000 003 000 000 00 --  3

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Nagy M                5.2 10  3  3  0  2
Segui D               1.1  0  0  0  2  3
Pena O                1.1  2  0  0  0  1
Hrabosky A            1.0  1  0  0  1  2
Murphy T (W)          3.2  1  0  0  1  2
Folkers R (S)         1.0  2  0  0  0  1

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Griffin T             6.0  4  2  2  2  6
Pizarro J             1.1  1  1  1  0  1
Forsch K              1.2  2  0  0  0  2
Ray J (L)             4.2  2  3  3  3  1
Crawford J*           0.0  1  0  0  0  0
Upshaw C              0.1  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 14th

DP -- St.Louis 2, Houston 1
LOB -- St.Louis 8, Houston 13
2B -- Watson B, Sizemore T, Rader D, Brock L, Cedeno C
HR -- Simmons T
SB -- Cedeno C, Brock L, Agee T
CS -- Cruz J, Cedeno C 2
SH -- Cedeno C
WP -- Murphy T
T -- 3:54
A -- 8036

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